Lieve Slegers (born 6 April 1965 in Turnhout, Flanders) is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 28 April 1996 clocking 2:28:06. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's 10,000 metres, where she was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Slegers also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was the 1995 winner of the 20 km of Brussels.
She was also a cross country runner – Slegers won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños in 1989.[1] She was successful domestically, winning the Lotto Cross Cup series in 1991–92 and 1994–95.[2] She also won the 1992 Eurocross competition in neighbouring Luxembourg.[3]
Representing | ||||||
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1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 16th | 10,000 m | 32:26.90 | ||
1987 | Rome, Italy | 22nd (h) | 10,000 m | 33:48.91 | ||
1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th | 6 km | 19:44 | |
Seoul, South Korea | 33rd (h) | 10,000 m | 33:51.36 | |||
1990 | World Cross Country Championships | Aix-les-Bains, France | 39th | 6 km | 20:15 | |
Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | 10,000 m | 32:29.46 | |||
1991 | World Cross Country Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | 35th | 6.4 km | 21:31 | |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (h) | 10,000 m | 32:31.55 | ||
1992 | World Cross Country Championships | Boston, United States | 14th | 6.4 km | 21:49 | |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 10,00 m | 32:14.17 | ||
1994 | European Cross Country Championships | Alnwick, United Kingdom | 8th | 4.5 km | 14.49 | |
1995 | World Cross Country Championships | Durham, United Kingdom | 63rd | 6.5 km | 21:51 | |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11th | 10,000 m | 32:10.59 | ||
1996 | European Cross Country Championships | Charleroi, Belgium | 18th | 4.5 km | 17:53 | |
Marathons | ||||||
1995 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:32:08 | |
1996 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:28:06 | |
1997 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Marathon | 2:34:15 | |
1998 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 19th | Marathon | 2:43:16 | |
1999 | Antwerp Marathon | Antwerp, Belgium | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:23 |
1999 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 14th | Marathon | 2:36:07 |